Hi everyone and welcome to the intro post for a challenge I and a friend from bookstagram are hosting, @overlookingbookcovers! This July and August we are going to attempt to read and check off as many of the prompts as possible.

The whole thing is very easy. Read a book for each prompt, and give updates on your reading! Over on my instagram, @booksandpurls, I will be uploading even more fun story templates to help with updates.

I already have my TBR chosen and ready for July to come! I had a lot of fun choosing books to fit the theme and found a lot of new ones I wouldn’t have otherwise. Some might change, but I think it’s mostly set!

I will also be updating my progress on my blog with posts at the end of July and August.

If you’re interested, don’t hesitate to join!

Okay, without further ado, the TBR:

• Read a book by a Black author: Monday’s Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson

• Read a book that’s been adapted: Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver

• Read a book set in the summer: The Way You Make Me Feel by Maureen Goo

• Read a book recommended to you by someone: Transcendence by C. J. Omololu

• Read a book that’s not your normal genre: Solo by Kwame Alexander and Mary Rand Hess

• Re-read a favourite book: Warcross by Marie Lu

• Read a book with a Black main character: Slay by Brittney Morris

• Read a book with a Muslim main character: She Wore Red Trainers by Na’ima B. Robert

• Read a book you would on the beach: There’s Something About Sweetie by Sandhya Menon

• Read an ebook/audiobook: A Totally Awkward Love Story by Tom Ellen and Lucy Ivison

• Read a book with an Asian main character: Starfish by Akemi Dawn Bowman

• Read a fantasy book: Frostblood by Ella Blake

• Read a book by a PoC author: Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson

• Read a sequel: Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi

• Read a book set in a place you want to visit: The Falconer by Elizabeth May

• Read a romcom book: Fake It Till You Break It by Jenn P. Nguyen

• Read a book with a pastel coloured cover: Always Never Yours by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka

• Read an #ownvoices book: The Closest I’ve Come by Fred Aceves

• Read a book about food: Hungry Hearts edited by Caroline Tung Richmond and Elsie Chapman

• Read whatever book you want: I’m Not Missing by Carrie Fountain

This is the first time I’ve tried to host something like this and I’m pretty excited! I hope you’ll join me in this challenge to make this unusual summer fun.

Thank you for reading and see you next time ❤